Cuatro Cinco "stays glossy" this season with a food drive and Christmas party
Local artist Cuatro Cinco brings some of his tour mates as they get ready to end the year with a celebration like none other. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Cuatro Cinco is…
Hegseth won't commit to releasing video of second strike on alleged drug boat: "We are reviewing it right now"
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday refused to say whether the Pentagon would release video of the early September operation that targeted survivors of a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean. "We're reviewing the…
Youth Soccer Players Volunteer Locally
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Salvation Army of Chattanooga partnered with Chattanooga Football Club on December 7, 2025, for a special day of volunteering. From 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., 66…
Mistletoe Market Brings Holiday Fun
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Mistletoe Market filled Bradley Square Mall in Cleveland this past weekend with holiday shopping, festive activities, and opportunities to support local businesses. More than two hundred…
Victim shot during sale meetup with non-life-threatening injuries
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) is investigating a shooting that took place around 9:50 pm on Saturday, in the 1900 block of E 33rd Street. According to the CPD, police responded and located an adult male suffering…
Fort Payne man arrested on abuse of corpse
FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WDEF) — On Thursday, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Powell Police Department and DeKalb Ambulance Service, responded to the 200 block of County Road 158 in Fyffe regarding two deceased females found inside a…
Juvenile run over by parade float after Christmas parade
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident that occurred in the parking lot of Bradley Central High School following the Annual Christmas Parade. According to the Bradley County Sheriff's Office, a juvenile who was…
Two-alarm apartment fire sent two people to the hospital overnight
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Saturday night at 12:11 a.m., the Chattanooga Fire Department (CFD) responded to 500 W. Martin Luther King Boulevard after 911 received multiple alerts from the high-rise tower’s fire alarm system. According to CFD, they found…
Traffic stop results in two arrests and firearm recovery
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Friday, around 8:30 pm, deputies assigned to the Downtown Safety Initiative conducted a traffic stop near the 200 block of Market Street after observing a vehicle speeding southbound. According to the Hamilton…
Chickamauga Community gathers for annual Christmas Tree Lighting
CHICKAMAUGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - In Chickamauga, families gathered for another beloved tradition, the annual Christmas tree lighting celebration. For many, this marks the unofficial start of the holiday…
Chattanooga Valley Lions Club marks 22 years of holiday toy drive
FLINTSTONE, GA. (WDEF) - In Flintstone, Georgia, the Chattanooga Valley Lions Club is celebrating 22 years of its annual holiday donation drive. In the spirit…
CNE celebrates 40 years with community event
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise helped kick off the season with a family friendly holiday celebration. The organization is marking 40 years of service in Chattanooga…
Unum’s Holiday Cheer Drive Brings Gifts to Over 160 Chattanooga Families
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF)- More than 160 families across Chattanooga are getting a little extra brightness this holiday season thanks to Unum’s annual Holiday Cheer gift drive. Two full semi-trucks packed with gifts rolled out of Unum’s campus Thursday morning, escorted…
Blood Assurance Warns of Critically Low Supply After Dalton Interstate Crash
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF)- Blood Assurance is sounding the alarm after Thursday’s interstate crash in Dalton put a sudden strain on the region’s blood supply. The organization says the urgent need for trauma blood at Erlanger forced them to send emergency…
Frank Gehry, renowned architect known for Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Walt Disney Concert Hall, dies at age 96
Frank Gehry, the renowned architect who was known for designing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, has died, his office confirmed to…
Diamond-encrusted Faberge egg recovered by police 6 days after man allegedly swallowed it
New Zealand police have recovered a diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it. The 32-year-old allegedly gulped down the egg late last week from a…
7.1 tons of cocaine seized in Caribbean, 11 people arrested unharmed, Colombia navy says
More than 7 tons of cocaine was seized from boats in the Caribbean in recent days, Colombia's navy said, as the U.S. continues to conduct lethal strikes on alleged drug-ferrying vessels in the region.…
Murray County commissioner says biowaste facility on hold
UPDATE: Thursday night, hundreds of Murray County residents attended an emotional public hearing regarding a proposed biowaste facility. Murray County Commissioner Noah…
Fort Oglethorpe Police Needs Help Identifying Theft Suspects
GEORGIA -- The Fort Oglethorpe Police Department (FOPD) is asking the public for their help in identifying suspects of interest from a local retail theft. If you have any information that may assist in identifying this individual, please contact…
Humane Educational Society Announces Adopt-A-Thon
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The Humane Educational Society (HES) has announced it will have a Home for the Pawlidays Adopt-A-Thon on December 13 and 14. From 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on December…
Netflix to buy Warner Bros. in a deal valued at $82.7 billion
Netflix on Friday said it is buying Warner Bros. in a deal valued at $82.7 billion, merging the biggest streaming service with a storied studio that has produced films such as "Casablanca" and the "Harry Potter"…
Admiral says there was no 'kill them all' order in boat attack, but video alarms lawmakers
By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Navy admiral told lawmakers Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth but grave questions and concerns…
Infant and Grandfather killed in dog attack in Tullahoma
A family in Tullahoma is mourning the loss of a child and her grandfather in a dog attack. Coffee County Sheriff's officials say the infant was mauled inside a home by at least seven dogs on Wednesday. Then her 50…
Greene, Murray County residents show up to oppose biowaste facility in explosive meeting
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